The Year of Our War by Steph Swainston

Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Gavin Bell

The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

Traversa: A Solo Walk Across Africa, from the Skeleton Coast to the Indian Ocean by Fran Sandham

The Druid of Shannara by Terry Brooks

Why oh why do I do this to myself. Terry brooks recycles the cliches from his previous Shannara outing. I rarely abandon a book. I should have made an exception in this case.

The Ladies of Grace Adieu: And Other Stories by Susanna Clarke